A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.

Drs Robert Glatter and Ken Milne discuss what the recent RSI trial reveals — and does not reveal — about choosing etomidate ...

Background Intraocular pressure (IOP) exhibits significant fluctuations in response to changes in body posture. Postural modification may serve as a potential adjunctive strategy for IOP management in ...

A new Stanford Medicine study suggests that colorblindness may obscure one of the earliest warning signs of bladder cancer ...

Asthma may not be driven by the molecules scientists have blamed for decades. Researchers have identified “pseudo leukotrienes,” inflammation-triggering compounds formed by uncontrolled free-radical ...

But in their study, the researchers found that vibrating the tendons of cyclists, just before they started pedaling, helped ...

Central retinal artery occlusion can result in permanent vision loss. Effective treatment is lacking. We conducted a phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled trial involving ...

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a ...

Identical twins Helen Besgrove, a marketing executive, and Kirsty Neal, a GP, share their different experiences perceiving the world ...

Alzheimer’s may destroy memory by flipping a single molecular switch that tells neurons to prune their own connections. Researchers found that both amyloid beta and inflammation converge on the same ...

Recognizing the sight of blood in urine, the most common first sign of bladder cancer, is often the impetus that leads people ...